The USAF has awarded contracts for its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program, including for Increment 1 air vehicles from GA-ASI and Anduril, as well as mission autonomy software, in a push to rapidly field advanced combat capabilities, it says. The…
Thales Australia has unveiled the next-generation Bushmaster at the Eurosatory tradeshow in France. The unveiling showcased a Bushmaster named 5.6 or Mulga utility variant capable of integrating a range of different sensors, effectors and mission systems to meet contemporary warfighting…
Californian company Castelion has been awarded a US$23.4 million ($33.3 million) firm-fixed-price order from the US Navy for the production and delivery of 50 Blackbeard hypersonic missile, to be completed by 2027. The contract covers early operational capability pre-production prototypes and 50 associated storage and shipping containers, said…
McLean, Virginia-based Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Mission Technologies has announced the delivery of the first REMUS 130 Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) to an undisclosed US ally. The REMUS 130 is the latest addition to the REMUS family, which is in…
Sydney based DroneShield and Defenture, a Tiel-based Dutch company specialising in tactical mobility vehicles, have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate joint commercial opportunities for mobile C-UAS capability. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the companies will combine DroneShield’s counter-UAS…
Lockheed Martin and General Motors subsidiary GM Defense have announced a new collaboration to strengthen America's manufacturing and defence industrial base, facilitated by the US Department of War. Working under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the two companies will explore opportunities…
The US Navy has announced it will begin support activities for the Submarine Rotational Force‑West (SRF-West). US personnel will begin rotating to HMAS Stirling, in Western Australia, later this year. As part of this process, the USN will re-establish US Submarine…
Sydney based DroneShield has produced its first European-made Counter‑Unmanned Aerial System (C‑UAS), marking a significant milestone in the company’s global manufacturing and supply chain strategy. DroneShield is an Australian publicly listed company but it has headquarters in Australia, the United…
Boeing has unveiled the extended combat capabilities of the Australian-developed MQ-28A Ghost Bat at the ILA Berlin Air Show in Germany. The enhancements, bringing the Ghost Bat to Block III configuration, include an increased wingspan which allows the Collaborative Combat…
Melbourne-based AW Bell has officially graduated from the Lockheed Martin Australia Mentor Protégé Program (MPP), a 12‑month initiative, designed to accelerate capability development for small‑to‑medium enterprises (SMEs). AW Bell has reached the final milestone, positioning the company for growth both domestically and internationally,…